Tag Archives: Russell Simmons

Photo Of The Day: Anti Violence Campaign At City Hall 2013

russell simmons anti violenceA press conference was held on the steps of City Hall to bring attention to the violence in our community on Monday, January 10th, 2013 at City Hall (anti violence) with music mogul Russell Simmons… Continue reading
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HW Pick: ‘The House I Live In,’ Free Movie Screening At The Apollo Theate (video)

Eugene Jarecki‘s seminal film Why We Fight dissected the underbelly of the American war machine. Continue reading

Salters Scene: Hearts of Gold 15th Annual Gala

 

 

The Hearts of Gold 15th Annual Gala-Arabian Nights, took place at the Metropolitan Pavilion on a beautiful Thursday night.    The festive evening, complete with belly dancing, a silent auction and fashion show was hosted by Law & Order SVU – Actor, Producer and Director Tamara Tunie. 

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Harlem Celebs Hit ‘Sparkle’ Red Carpet Opening

135th Street Agency reports that is was a busy night in NYC last night! First, Tri Star Pictures hosted a red carpet screening of the upcoming ‘SPARKLE’ film at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in Soho. Continue reading

The 2012 Northside Center for Child Development Gala

Russell Simmons, Marcus Samuelsson, George Faison and other friends of Northside Center for Child Development gathered at the Plaza Hotel on May 23rd for Celebrate Northside!  Continue reading

NYC Police Infiltrate Sharpton’s Organization Says HuffingtonPost

The National Action Network (NAN) on 145th Street in Harlem is considering legal action against the New York Police Department in response to allegations that the department spied on the civil rights group and its leader, Rev. Al Sharpton.

The NYPD allegedly planted a confidential informant in NAN’s Harlem headquarters to report on any large-scale protests planned in response to the acquittal of the officers who massacred Sean Bell, an unarmed Black man whom police riddled with bullets and killed right before his wedding in November 2006, veteran police reporter and author Len Levitt reported on HuffingtonPost.com Feb. 13. Continue reading

Salters Scene: Hearts of Gold 15th Annual Gala

b. michael, Tamara Tunie, Deborah Koenigsberg and Gregory Generet

The Hearts of Gold 15thAnnual Gala-Arabian Nights, took place at the Metropolitan Pavilion on a beautiful Thursday night in November. The festive evening, complete with belly dancing, a silent auction and fashion show was hosted by Law & Order SVU – Actor, Producer and Director Tamara Tunie. Continue reading

Rev. Sharptons 10 Tips For Staying Healthy Harlem

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network on 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, is 57 years old, and weighed more than 300 pounds from the late ’80s through the ’90s. After much needling from his daughters, he changed his diet. Today, he’s taken five inches off his waist and 6% of his body fat, and he’s down to 176 pounds. Continue reading

HipHop-Cracy with Occupy Wall Street

An OpEd

With the endless stream of activism stemming from the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, it is quite saddening to see, that aside from a few coordinated cameos… Continue reading

UNESCO Seeking Designs To Honor The Victims of Slavery

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural  Organization (UNESCO) is actively seeking designs for their new project that will be a permanent memorial to honor the victims of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.’ Artists, designers, sculptors and other visual arts professionals are invited to submit proposals. Continue reading